Sunday, September 23, 2012

My Emmy Picks

Tonight the world of television celebrates its excellence with a typically average TV program. I have faith in Jimmy Kimmel since he's a TV geek, but I'm always amazed how an awards show that celebrates TV can be so boring.

I will probably be switching over to Ravens/Patriots, so I will log my predictions of what will win, and what should win, tonight's Emmys.

All worthy nominees. I honestly wouldn't be upset if there was a six-way tie. My ballot, BASED ON THIS PAST SEASON, would be: 1. Breaking Bad 2. Homeland 3. Game of Thrones 4. Mad Men 5. Downton Abbey 6. Boardwalk EmpireBEST DRAMA ACTORSteve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in "Boardwalk Empire"Bryan Cranston as Walter White in "Breaking Bad" Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in "Dexter"Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham in "Downton Abbey"Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in "Homeland"Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men"

SHOULD WIN: Bryan Cranston

WILL WIN: Bryan Cranston

Just like the dramas, they're all deserving. But Cranston is simply the best as Walter White. My ballot: 1. Cranston 2. Lewis 3. Hamm 4. Buscemi 5. Hall 6 Bonneville

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in "Damages" Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in "Downton Abbey"Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in "The Good Wife"Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn in "Harry's Law"Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland"Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in "Mad Men"

Easily the best category of the night. All fantastic performances, but no one defeats The Imp. My ballot: 1. Dinklage 2. Esposito 3. Paul 4. Harris 5. Coyle 6. Carter

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Anna Gunn as Skyler White in "Breaking Bad"Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey"Joanne Froggatt as Anna in "Downton Abbey"Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in "The Good Wife"Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in "The Good Wife"Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris in "Mad Men"

SHOULD WIN: Archie Panjabi

WILL WIN: Maggie Smith

If my vote was based on the current season of Breaking Bad, I'd give it to Anna Gunn. Maggie Smith is the heartfelt, and somewhat deserving choice. Panjabi is masterful as Kalinda. My ballot: 1. Panjabi 2. Smith 3. Gunn 4. Baranski 5. Hendricks 6. Froggatt

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in "The Big Bang Theory" Larry David as Himself in "Curb Your Enthusiasm"Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan in "House of Lies"Louis C.K. as Louie in "Louie"Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in "30 Rock" Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in "Two and a Half Men"

SHOULD WIN: Jim Parsons

WILL WIN: Jim Parsons

I can't choose Larry David or Louis CK for the same reason I'd never vote for Jerry Seinfeld playing Seinfeld. I know they're acting, but it's not as impressive as the others. My ballot: 1. Parsons 2. Baldwin 3. David 4. CK 5. Cheadle 6. Cryer

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath in "Girls"Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn in "Mike & Molly"Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day in "New Girl"Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in "Nurse Jackie"Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation"Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in "30 Rock"Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer in "Veep"

Congrats to Bill Hader and Max Greenfield for cracking the code. I thought this was Modern Family's weakest season and now I'm taking Ty Burrell for granted, but Ed O'Neill had the best performance of the bunch. My ballot: 1. O'Neill 2. Burrell 3. Stonestreet 4. Ferguson 5. Hader 6. Greenfield

This is a bizarre category. Half the actresses aren't really supporting, and Kristen Wiig is in a league of her own. I think Mayim shines on a show where it's very easy to get lost. My ballot: 1. Bialik 2. Bowen 3. Wiig 4. Joosten 5. Vergara 6. Wever

This category is ridiculous. American Horror Story isn't a drama?!!! I love Luther and Sherlock, but those are series of their own. My ballot: 1. Sherlock 2. Luther 3. Hatfields 4. Game Change 5. Hemingway 6. Horror

I hit most of the major categories here. Good luck to all the nominees, and most of all to Jimmy Kimmel, for trying to make the upcoming three hours breeze by.

3 comments:

why did they only nominate a single episode of sherlock? that's bizarre. it should still be in the mini-series category...3 episodes isn't enough for full series status, but c'mon. nominate the show as a whole. the third episode of series 2 was phenomenal.

i like most of your picks. agree that parks and rec should have been nominated, but i got a feeling that veep will pull the upset

How can you claim AHS is not a drama? It was way more drama than horror.The main theme of the show is infidelity. The horror is more of a backdrop for a story about a family and the drama they exist in.

Okay John, I usually agree with most of what you say on JHTV. With that said, can you please explain to me why you like The Big Bang Theory? Since you are a fan, I'm willing to accept that there must be something that I'm missing. I've tried to watch (mainly because I was entirely too lazy to search for something else to watch while waiting for a rerun of 30 Rock to start). Understanding that I shouldn't rush to judgement having reluctantly watched so little, I categorize that show as "unwatchable".